SquaMates Ep. 35: The Elephant Trunk Snake in the Room

Happy World Snake Day! Today, we talk about snake ecosystem services, human-snake conflicts, and opine on various snake-related outreach personalities you probably know from television or youtube. Be prepared for some hot takes as we finally address the elephant trunk snake in the room! Remember that you can watch the full episode with video at youtube.com/@squamatespod! Episode notes sometimes get clipped on your device or by your podcast provider; for full notes and references, go to squamatespod.com Links, Citations, and Other Resources Check out other things going on this week for Snake Week: http://snakeweek.org/ Quah, E. S. H., Grismer, L. L., & Anuar, M. S. S. (2023). Observations and description of a rare escape mechanism in a snake: Cartwheeling in Pseudorabdion longiceps (Cantor, 1847) (Squamata, Colubridea). Biotropica, 55, 568–572. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13213 Footage of a cartwheeling snake is available here: https://youtu.be/sMoHNVCXHG8?si=8Awzzgb9-RTAHnse&t=1256 A call to action: Drop us a comment and let us know How do you reach people in your community, to educate them about snakes? Episode shout-outs: Mark O’Shea Jeff Corwin Madagascar Life on the Edge, a documentary feat. Mark Earyn McGee Follow the show and the hosts on social media! SquaMates: website • instagram • facebook • youtube • bluesky Mark D. Scherz: website • instagram • tumblr • facebook • researchgate • redbubble • bluesky Gabriel Ugueto: website • instagram • facebook • redbubble • bluesky Ethan Kocak: mossy underlog blog • personal website • comic • tumblr • facebook • patreon • bluesky Hiral Naik: website • instagram • blueskyThe post SquaMates Ep. 35: The Elephant Trunk Snake in the Room first appeared on SquaMates.